57.9% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 48.6%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3350, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3350, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A jump in university degrees and school completions has transformed the educational profile of postcode 3350 since 2011. The percentage of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose by 8.3 points over the decade to reach 27.9%. This shift toward higher qualifications is mirrored in school results, where Year 12 completion rates climbed by 9.4 points.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.9% of people completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average, though it remains well below the Victorian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3350, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 27.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average.
27.9% ▲ +42.2%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →3350, VIC splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 15.7%, followed by health at 14.4% and society and culture at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Postcode 3350 has some of the largest school enrolments at this level, with 13,273 students across 29 schools within 3 km. Government schools make up the majority at 55.2%, and the average school advantage score is much higher than most areas.
2.39
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
13,273
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
474
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,059
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3350, VIC
29 schools — 13,273 students, average ICSEA 1,059.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 11 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 6 · Combined 1
| St Aloysius' School, Redan | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 254 | 1,022 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 129 | 972 |
| Sovereign Hill School, Ballarat | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | — | — |
| St Patrick's School, Ballarat | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 249 | 1,096 |
| Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street), Ballarat | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 227 | 1,069 |
| Newington Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 278 | 1,007 |
| Ballarat Clarendon College, Ballarat | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,896 | 1,172 |
| St Patrick's College, Ballarat | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,267 | 1,055 |
| Canadian Lead Primary School, Ballarat East | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 235 | 952 |
| Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat), Lake Wendouree | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 350 | 1,095 |
| Mount Clear Primary School, Mount Clear | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 221 | 991 |
| St Alipius' Parish School, Ballarat East | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 248 | 1,052 |
| Loreto College, Ballarat | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 948 | 1,073 |
| Macarthur Street Primary School, Soldiers Hill | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 83 | 951 |
| Damascus College, Mount Clear | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,215 | 1,052 |
| Mount Clear College, Mount Clear | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 982 | 996 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School, Mount Clear | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 362 | 1,088 |
| Black Hill Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| St Columba's School, Ballarat North | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 334 | 1,090 |
| Alfredton Primary School, Alfredton | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 527 | 1,009 |
| Woodmans Hill Secondary College, Ballarat East | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 602 | 988 |
| Ballarat North Primary School, Ballarat | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 330 | 1,002 |
| St Thomas More School, Alfredton | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 431 | 1,087 |
| Caledonian Primary School, Brown Hill | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 215 | 1,010 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Ballarat East | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 482 | 1,071 |
| Little Bendigo Primary School, Nerrina | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 84 | 986 |
| Ballarat Steiner School, Mount Helen | Independent | Primary | 6.5 km | 64 | 1,076 |
| Lucas Primary School, Lucas | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 527 | 1,029 |
| Siena Catholic Primary School, Lucas | Catholic | Primary | 7.1 km | 336 | 1,055 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3350, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3350/3350-vic/topic/education